Nigeria vs Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
3.83 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sudan
3.25 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
27th
Sudan rank
30th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.83 ha per square kilometre against 3.25 ha per square kilometre in Sudan, a difference of 0.58 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 3.83 ha per square kilometre against 3.25 ha per square kilometre in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.58 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 30th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.